James Corden admits he would love to make another Gavin and Stacey episode

James Corden wants to bring Gavin and Stacey back one last time (Picture: BBC)

If you’ve ever held out hope for a possible Gavin and Stacey return, then here’s some potentially exciting news – as James Corden has admitted he’d love to make another episode.

The comedian turned US talk show host has revived his character Smithy for a Sport Relief sketch to be shown during Friday night’s telethon – but doesn’t want things to stop there.

‘I’d love to do another Gavin & Stacey special. It’s just finding the time. My favourite was the last Christmas special,’ he revealed.

‘Writing that with Ruth for two weeks was just brilliant, so I’d love to do another one. Watch this space.’

Gavin and Stacey originally premiered on BBC Three in 2007 and ran for three series, with the final ever episode, which was shown on BBC One on New Year’s Day 2010, seen by an audience of over 10m viewers.

Corden has revived Smithy for a new Sport Relief sketch which sees him bidding to become President of Fifa (Picture: BBC)

While a Gavin and Stacey comeback may still be some time off, viewers can content themselves with the Sport Relief sketch – which sees Corden joined by a few familiar faces from the world of football including Pele, Steven Gerrard, ex-Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho and Sir Geoff Hurst.

It sees Smithy campaigning to become president of Fifa as he vows to to clean up the ‘tarnished’ image of football and save the beautiful game from ‘over paid prima donnas, players taking dives looking for cheap penalties, and players insisting on ripping their tops off after scoring.’#

You can watch it on iPlayer here – and if you want to donate to Sport Relief you can do so here.